John Dalrymple, 13th Earl of Stair
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John Aymer Dalrymple, 13th Earl of Stair KCVO MBE DL (9 October 1906 – 26 February 1996), was a British peer.
Dalrymple was the son of John Dalrymple, 12th Earl of Stair and Violet Evelyn Harford. He served as Lord-Lieutenant of Wigtownshire from 1961 to 1983.
Family
Lord Stair married Davina Katherine Bowes-Lyon (2 May 1930), daughter of the Honourable Sir David Bowes-Lyon and Rachel Pauline Clay, on 14 January 1960. They had three children and ten grandchildren:
- John David James Dalrymple, 14th Earl of Stair (b. 4 September 1961) he married Hon. Emily Mary Julia Stonor on 17 June 2006. They have three children.
- Hon. David Hew Dalrymple (b. 30 March 1963) he married Emma R. Woods and they have three children
- Alexander John peter Dalrymple (b. 29 April 2007)
- Davina Alice Louisa Dalrymple (b. 19 April 2009)
- Harry David Fergus Dalrymple (b. 6 April 2015)
- Hon. Michael Colin Dalrymple (b. 1 April 1965)[1] he married Harriet Lucy Buxton in 1991. They have four children:
- William Hew Dalrymple (b. 1992)
- Angus Dalrymple (b. 1993)
- Peter Dalrymple (b. 26 April 1996)
- Flora Dalrymple (b. 2001)
Death
Lord Stair died on 26 February 1996, aged 89, and was succeeded by his eldest son, John.
References
- ^ Hon. Michael Colin Dalrymple profile, cracroftspeerage.co.uk; accessed 1 April 2016.
Sources
- Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd., 2003).